A rare opportunity to meet and debate with curators and artists, followed by the showing of art work and documentaries, and a great film to finish the night: The Truman Show.

11:30 - Brunch and Curators’ Q&A

13:00 - Artists talk and screenings

16:30 - Screening of Works for Television introduced by Gary Thomas  

19:00 - An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

20:00 - The Truman Show

Brunch, Discussion and Afternoon Screening

11.30am: Sarah Cook and Kathy Rae Huffman, co-curators of the Broadcast Yourself Exhibition at the Hatton Gallery, meet for brunch and an informal question and answer session at 11:30.

13.00pm: This is followed by a panel discussion and presentations from some of the international artists included in the exhibition including Shaina Anand from Mumbai, Karel Dudesek from VanGoghTV, Active Ingredient (Matt Watkins and Rachel Jacobs) of MakeTV and TV producer Maria Pallier.

16.30pm: After a nice cup of tea, stay for a screening of Works for Television introduced by Gary Thomas.

Evening Screenings

19:00 - An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later (1983, DVD, 55 min)

20:00 - The Truman Show (cert PG, 1998, 103mins)

An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later is a documentary about the reality TV show An American Family produced and directed by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, and the feature film The Truman Show, chosen for its reflection on what it means to broadcast yourself. 

This event has been programmed as part of the AV 08 festival (28 Feb – 8 March). For the list of events held at the Star and Shadow Cinema as part of the AV 08 festival click here. For more information about the AV 08 festival, which takes place across several venues in Newcastle Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, click here.

Prices: Brunch, Discussion and Afternoon Screening - FREE; Evening Screenings - £4/£3 for both films. Please note: The Star and Shadow Cinema is a venue entirely run by volunteers, and it is necessary to be a member of the Cinema to attend an event - this costs £1 per year, and is paid at the door.